Julien Hogan, Justine Bacchetta, Marina Charbit, Gwenaelle Roussey, Robert Novo, Michel Tsimaratos, Joelle Terzic, Tim Ulinski, Arnaud Garnier, Elodie Merieau, Jérôme Harambat, Isabelle Vrillon, Olivier Dunand, Denis Morin, Etienne Berard, Francois Nobili, Cécile Couchoud, Marie-Alice Macher
Background: Despite major technical improvements in the care of children requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) before 2 years of age, the management of those patients remains challenging and transplantation is generally delayed until the child weighs 10 kg or is 2 years old. In this national cohort study, we studied patient and graft survival in children starting RRT before 2 years of age to help clinicians and parents when deciding on RRT initiation and transplantation management...
August 1, 2018: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation